Raphael: Green investment can save cash in the future

Beverly Raphael, president and chief executive of RCC Associates, a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based contractor that specializes in building green restaurants, says there are many ways to make eateries more eco-friendly, but the first step is helping operators realize that their initial investment will eventually lead to savings.

What is the best advice you can offer about going green?

There are so many variables, different things today that operators can be doing. For